December 10, 2022,
Fighting with different MMA organizations, Liz Carmouche has been around the block and if you step into the cage with her, she can skillfully knock your block off.
She has been doing that very effectively lately.
The final Bellator event of 2022 took place Friday with Bellator 289.
The main card airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.
As reported on December 6, 2022 mmajunkie.usatoday.com, “The co-headliner, meanwhile, will see Liz Carmouche (17-7 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) attempt to make her first women’s flyweight title defense when she runs it back with Juliana Velasquez (12-1 MMA, 7-1 BMMA), whom she beat for the title in controversial fashion earlier this year.”
Fans love controversy.
Liz Carmouche is an American mixed martial arts fighter currently signed to Bellator MMA, where she is the current Bellator Women's Flyweight World Champion.
Ms. Carmouche competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the Women's Flyweight and Women's Bantamweight divisions.
At the time of her UFC departure, she was an impressive #4 in the UFC women's flyweight rankings.
Now for a little bit of history.
Liz competed in the first ever women's MMA match in the UFC when she competed against Ronda Rousey for the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship at UFC 157.
A two-time title challenger, Liz also challenged for the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship in August 2019 against Valentina Shevchenko.
See what we mean? She has been around the block. Early.
Interesting back story. Liz was born in Lafayette, Louisiana, and grew up on Okinawa, Japan.
Liz started her professional career in 2010, winning her first three fights via knockout or submission.
There are more stops on the block.
On August 13, 2010, she made her Strikeforce debut at Strikeforce Challengers 10 in a reserve bout for their one-night Women's Welterweight tournament.
She defeated Colleen Schneider via unanimous decision after two rounds.
Our star returned to the promotion at Strikeforce Challengers 12 on November 19, 2010, where she defeated Jan Finney via TKO in the third round.
Here is another stop.
Liz faced Ashleigh Curry at Invicta Fighting Championships 1 on April 28, 2012. She won the fight via TKO in the first round.
She then faced faced Kaitlin Young at Invicta Fighting Championships 2 on July 28, 2012. She won the fight via submission due to a rear-naked choke in the second round.
Liz has fought for multiple MMA organizations with incredible success.
Now on to the big girls. Drum roll.
It was announced at the UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz pre-fight press conference by UFC President Dana White that former Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey would be the very first UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion.
It was confirmed by White that Liz would be challenging Rousey for the Women's Bantamweight title at UFC 157.
Here is what happened.
In the early part of the first round, Liz locked in a standing rear-naked choke and face crank combination on Rousey.
However, as she often does, Rousey escaped and eventually finished the fight by arm bar with 11 seconds left in the first round.
Still, great effort for Liz.
Liz continued to fight some of the big names, including Miesha Tate.
Perhaps you can see why we are so excited about Liz and follow her career, now with Bellator.
Hopefully you will too.
Now for some more Bellator news. They have a new partnership.
BELLATOR MMA ANNOUNCES NEW SPONSORSHIP DEAL WITH BLACKHAWK TIRE
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Nov 18, 2022, 11:55 ET
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - BELLATOR MMA, a leading global mixed martial arts organization, is proud to announce the addition of a new sponsorship from BLACKHAWK Tire.
BLACKHAWK Tire will be a part of each domestic BELLATOR event with in-cage signage and co-branded posts across all BELLATOR social media channels. Branding for both begins this week in conjunction with BELLATOR 288, taking place Friday, Nov. 18 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago and airing live on SHOWTIME® at 9 p.m. ET.
"We're thrilled to become the 'official tire' of an iconic MMA brand like BELLATOR. This sponsorship aligns perfectly with BLACKHAWK Tire's rugged attitude and the inspired performance we put behind every product we manufacture, taking each tire from initial concept to the streets," said Mark Pereira, Director of Marketing, BLACKHAWK Tire. "We're excited for millions of fans around the world to 'Spot the Hawk' during BELLATOR events with our logo on the canvas and throughout the arena."
Friday's BELLATOR 288 is headlined by two world championship bouts including the Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix Finale rematch between World Champion Vadim Nemkov (15-2, 1 NC) and No. 1-ranked Corey Anderson (16-5, 1 NC), while the co-main event features Patricky "Pitbull" (24-10) defending his lightweight belt against undefeated, No. 1-ranked Usman Nurmagomedov (15-0).
For more information on upcoming BELLATOR MMA events, visit BELLATOR.com.
Updated schedule of BELLATOR events - click links for updated fight cards
Fri. Nov. 18 // BELLATOR 288: Nemkov vs. Anderson 2 / 'Pitbull' vs. Nurmagomedov // Wintrust Arena // Chicago, Il.
Fri. Dec. 9 // BELLATOR 289: Stots vs. Sabatello // Mohegan Sun Arena // Uncasville, Conn.
Sat. Dec. 31 // BELLATOR MMA vs. RIZIN // Saitama Super Arena // Saitama, Japan
Fri. Feb. 24 // BELLATOR DUBLIN // 3Arena // Dublin, Ireland
About BELLATOR:
BELLATOR MMA is a leading global mixed martial arts organization featuring many of the best fighters in the world. Under the direction of veteran fight promoter Scott Coker, BELLATOR events take place in major cities worldwide and can be seen on television in over 160 countries to an available audience of over one billion people. In the United States, BELLATOR can be seen on SHOWTIME. BELLATOR is comprised of an executive team that includes top industry professionals in television production, live event orchestration, fighter development/relations, venue procurement, sponsorship creation/development, international licensing, marketing, advertising, publicity, and commission relations. BELLATOR is based in Hollywood, Calif. and owned by entertainment giant Paramount, home to the world's premier entertainment brands that connect with audiences through compelling content across television, motion picture, online and mobile platforms.
SOURCE Bellator MMA
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